Food Products
There are many comestibles that are not food, but we eat them anyway and even express a preference for them over other actual food. Cheez Doodles™, Twinkies™, Pringles™, etc. are not food; that’s why they have a trademark. Real food, however, has also been subjected to the forces of marketing, and that’s why Red Delicious apples don’t taste the way they did once and why tomatoes are but pale imitations of what once they were. Some will have you believe that it is the force of consumer demand that has brought us to this sorry pass, but don’t you believe it. If the tomatoes on your sandwich are pale and mealy, it’s because it’s easier for corporate growers to produce such lacklustre produce. That’s why in better restaurants now you’ll see “heirloom” tomatoes on the menu (which I’m here to tell you are fantastic – I’ve got to get some seeds). Pass the ketchup.